AlmaLinux OS 9 must not have the rsh-server package installed.

Severity	Group ID	Group Title	Version	Rule ID	Date	STIG Version
medium	V-269352	SRG-OS-000095-GPOS-00049	ALMA-09-030820	SV-269352r1050235_rule	2025-05-22	1

Description
The "rsh-server" service provides unencrypted remote access service, which does not provide for the confidentiality and integrity of user passwords or the remote session and has very weak authentication. If a privileged user were to login using this service, the privileged user password could be compromised. The "rsh-server" package provides several obsolete and insecure network services. Removing it decreases the risk of accidental (or intentional) activation of those services.

Description

The "rsh-server" service provides unencrypted remote access service, which does not provide for the confidentiality and integrity of user passwords or the remote session and has very weak authentication. If a privileged user were to login using this service, the privileged user password could be compromised. The "rsh-server" package provides several obsolete and insecure network services. Removing it decreases the risk of accidental (or intentional) activation of those services.

ℹ️ Check
Verify that the rsh-server package is not installed with the following command: $ dnf list --installed rsh-server Error: No matching Packages to list If the "rsh-server" package is installed, this is a finding.

✔️ Fix
Remove the rsh-server package with the following command: $ dnf remove rsh-server